Social Media Virgin

So far I have kept my blogs pretty neutral...staging based or decor based or about the weather (weather is always the topic that comes out when you have hit a wall) - I tried to tie those ones to decor somehow, comparing colour schemes to seasons, etc. but really...it is still the weather... It may have occurred to anyone reading my blog that I didn't really have a direction for it - this is true. I am a social media virgin. It's been a while since I was a virgin ;)...a little exhilarating, a little scary... So here I am, 35 years old and on the cusp of something new, yet again. I have a Twitter account, am on Facebook and LinkedIn. And since I have started these accounts I have blundered my way through it. After all, how much do you say? What type of stuff about you and your business is interesting and which is just stuff to have a presence on these forums because you're told you should? What is too personal? What topics will strike up responses and followers? ("Followers"...sounds like we're recruiting for a new religion...) Well, after much thought on this and debate about this, I have decided to go for broke... I have always kept my professional self and personal self separate. Yes, I said "self", not "career" and "personal life", because really when you are in real estate, and now staging, they tend to intertwine. Friends, former co-workers, family, guys I dated, co-workers of family, friends of friends - you end up working with the people that are part of or connected to your personal life. I say "self" because it was rare that I ever showed people that were clients when I was actually frustrated with a deal, tired from having worked 20 hour days, or in pain because my health was declining rapidly from not looking after myself. I smiled through it, stayed confident and calm as I dealt with any issues that may have arisen during the process, so my clients didn't have to. It became very easy for me to switch my voice to a calmer, sweeter version or hide tears when my phone rang, so as not to worry others. I didn't regale my clients with bad dating stories, or the fact that I was cramping so bad from IBS while I was showing them houses that I had to stop at some gas station nearby... So when I started on social media - I used my "game face", if you will... My blogs going forward are going to be more about me - after all the business is me, really - my ambition, my talents, my plans, my design. My life, my path, my experiences and education, my desires and dreams have all led me to this moment, this business, and anywhere I head in the future will be due to my current state of mind and life situation. So, I welcome you (if you dare) to travel my road with me. I'd like to introduce you to (as my new web designers put it ) "the mastermind behind RSDR"...mastermind - I love that...(BTW stay tuned for the unveiling of the new RSDR website)!!!